The 2018 Findhorn Bay Festival encouraged people to visit the Forres area to experience amazing natural and built heritage with an intimate cultural experience.

In celebration of the Year of Young People 2018, the programme embraced and celebrated the energy, enthusiasm and talents of local young people through showcasing talent, supporting work experience and performers as part of the our signature event The Buke of the Howlat.

The 2018 Festival attracted attendances of 16,927 across the 6-days of ticketed and free events (59% regional, 36% from rest of Scotland and 5% from overseas), 868 local people participated in creative learning opportunities, performances, Culture Day and volunteering. Overall the resulting contributed an estimated £869,120k locally.